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Journal entry · July 24, 1805
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore of Missouri River, 5 mi north of Toston, MT
a clear pleasant morning, we Set out as usal and proceeded
on. the current verry rapid, we found a goat Skin which
Cap! Clarks party had killed and left on Shore, passed a yal-
low or redish clift of rocks on N. S. Saw considerable of
ceeder on the Islands and along the Shores, in the afternoon
we passed a large plain on the N. S. the prickley pear abound
on it. Saw otter and beaver in great abundence. the willow
verry thick on the Islands and along the Shores, the Currents
still abound also the Rabit berrys, which the french call graze
the buff [graisse de hoeuf the rapid water continues all day.
Some bad rapids which it was with difficulty we passed over
them. Came 19^ ml! this day and Camped on the large
plain N.S. one deer killed this day. a white bear Seen,
pleanty of Elk sign, we Saw a great many different kinds of
Snakes along the R[iver].
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore of Missouri River, 5 mi north of Toston, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 14.0 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Yorks Islands (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 1.8 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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